Infinix Mobile Adds Face Unlock To Hot S3 in new OTA update

Yesterday, Infinix Mobile rollout out a new update to its newly launched Infinix Hot S3 in India, according to a report made available by BGR. The update is said to be around 330MB in size and it will be officially available to all existing users of the phone starting from March 14, 2018.

One of the noticeable updates which Infinix brings to Hot S3 is the Face unlock feature. The Face Unlock feature works like the one we have on iPhone X. No need to use all those long security patterns and long passwords. All you just need is your face for unlocking.

To enable face recognition, you need to enroll your face by accessing Face recognition feature in phone settings menu. Go to Settings on your device and tap on Security & Locations. Scroll down to find an option called Face ID and tap on it. To set it up, you will be required to first have a lock screen passcode lock. If you already have one, it will head you with the Face ID setting up the process, and if not, it will first ask you to set up a passcode. You can select one of pin, pattern or password.

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Once you are through setting up the lock screen passcode, you will automatically be taken to the Face ID section. Tap on Add Face ID and scan your face in a little dial you see on your smartphone’s screen. You will see the spikes around your picture dial-up, and when they go full circle, you will be prompted with a “Face ID successfully enrolled” message. Which means you are ready to unlock your smartphone with your face.

To use the feature, lock your smartphone’s screen. Now press the power button and hold the phone up to your face. And your phone will be unlocked.

In an instance where you are trying to unlock your device somewhere in a dark ambiance, the smartphone will prompt saying, “Click to turn on the flashlight to unlock the device with your face”, and you will see a little bulb icon on your locked screen. Tap on it and the device’s flash will be turned on. Now just hold it up to your face and unlock.